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College Math Unit 4 - Finances

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elena spends $4 per day on a coffee at the neighborhood cafe and $360 per month on food. On an annual basis, the first set of expenses is ___% of the second set of expenses.

a)

12%

b)

28%

c)

34%

d)

47%

2.

Ashton maintains an average balance of $1200 on his credit card which carries an annual interest rate of 21%. Find the monthly interest payments. Assume that monthly interest rates are 1/12 of annual interest rates.

a)

$210

b)

$21

c)

$2520

d)

$252

3.

Linda enrolls for 10 credit-hours for each of two semesters at a cost of $550 per credit-hour (tuition and fees). In addition, textbooks cost $350 per semester. Prorate the given expenses to find the monthly cost. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

a)

$975

b)

$1463

c)

$150

d)

$488

4.

Find the net monthly cash flow. Assume that 1 month = 4 weeks and that 1 year = 12 months. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

a)

-$150

b)

-$907

c)

-$495

d)

-$540

5.

A couple in their forties with a combined household income of $56,000 per year spends $400 per month on health care. Is this spending pattern at, above, or below the national average? Use the bar graph above.

a)

At average

b)

Above average

c)

Below average

6.

You have a choice between going to an in-state college where you would pay $6000 per year for tuition and an out-of-state college where tuition is $9000 per year. The cost of living is higher at the in-state college, where you can expect to pay $950 per month in rent, compared to $500 per month at the other college. You will pay $1900 per year to travel back and forth from the out-of-state college. Find the cost of each college for one year.

a)

In-state $17,400; out-of-state $15,000

b)

In-state $17,700; out-of-state $15,000

c)

In-state $17,400; out-of-state $16,900

d)

In-state $17,700; out-of-state $16,900

7.

Use the compound interest formula for compounding more than once a year to determine the accumulated balance on a $5500 deposit at an APR of 4% with a monthly compounding for 6 years.

a)

$6,902.61

b)

$6989.08

c)

$5591.26

d)

$5610.92

8.

What is the accumulated balance if you deposit $44,956 in an account with an APR of 3.6% compounded continuously for 10 years?

a)

$64,436.76

b)

$64,030.25

c)

$64,333.07

d)

$62,790.94

9.

You want to have $100,000 college fund in 20 years. How much will you have to deposit now in an account with an APR of 5% and daily compounding?

a)

$38,940.29

b)

$36,794.39

c)

$35,950.49

d)

$36,790.46

10.

Find the savings plan balance after 17 months with an APR of 2% and monthly payments of $551.

a)

$5656.71

b)

$8069.00

c)

$6654.95

d)

$9492.94

11.

Determine how much of the total loan payment applies toward principal and how much applies toward interest for a home mortgage of $136,538 with a fixed APR of 4.4% for 15 years.

a)

$136,538 pays off the principal and $50,185.10 represents interest payments.

b)

$136,538 pays off the principal and $50,267.78 represents interest payments.

c)

$136,538 pays off the principal and $50,340.10 represents interest payments.

d)

$136,538 pays off the principal and $50,219.55 represents interest payments.

12.

Assume you have a balance of $3200 on your credit card that you want to pay off in 4 years. Calculate your monthly payment and total payment if the credit card APR is 20%. No additional charges are made to the card.

a)

$83.40; $4003.29

b)

$97.38; $4674.10

c)

$116.98; $5614.96

d)

$135.85; $6520.56

13.

Jenny earned wages of $86,618, received $5452 in interest from a savings account, and contributed $6460 to a tax deferred retirement plan. She was entitled to a personal exemption of $4050 and had deductions totaling $9123. Find her taxable income.

a)

$72,437

b)

$98,530

c)

$80,537

d)

$85,610

14.

In a recent year, the total receipts for the US federal govenment were estimated to be $2288 billion. The total outlays were estimated to be $2613 billion. The table shows the makeup of federal government receipts that year - the percentage of total receipts coming from each category. How much income came from social insurance taxes that year?

a)

$967 billion

b)

$1 trillion

c)

$847 billion

d)

$862 billion